The Richest WWE wrestlers in the world

The richest WWE wrestlers gained popularity through World Wrestling Entertainment and went on to make millions of dollars for themselves. The wrestlers will forever stay in the hearts of millions of viewers watching WWE without fail. There’s just no place where you can’t earn bucks in this world. And tough men with great’ biceps and triceps who aren’t scared to thrash people and get thrashed in turn earn megabucks by displaying their fighting skills. The WWE attracted people from all over the world and has drawn wider audience since it’s’ inception. These popular wrestlers have also used their fame and their brains to move in to other businesses like Hollywood, singing, television, writing books, advertising and now they’re worth millions!

Vince McMahon ($750 million):

Here’s the man who owns it all. A professional wrestler himself, Vince is the Chairman and CEO of WWE. He’s pretty much the person controlling all the scenes behind the camera. He was initially discouraged by his father not to delve into wrestling as well as the managing work, but he played an important role in this and helped in widespread popularity of the WWE.

He has proved himself to be an excellent businessman and commentator too. Slowly he entered the wrestling ring and was a hit there too. Through the decades McMahon continues to be the leading man in the face of world wrestling entertainment in all the ways possible, be it behind the scenes, on the commentators post or in the wrestling arena itself, today he is the richest in the industry with his net worth standing at $750million.

The Rock ($125 million):

Dwayne Douglas Johnson famous by his ring name The Rock is probably the most well-known WWE wrestler who has more entered into field of acting too. Like his grandfather Dwayne entered the field of wrestling after becoming a famous footballer in Miami. He gained immense stardom in WWE for his style and strength.

His looks weren’t less noticeable. He started his acting career with the movie The Scorpion King. He gained his foothold in Hollywood with the Fast and Furious series. As of now he is one of the most influential, highest paid and one of the most popular celebrities of the century. Needless to say he has stacked in plenty of cash for himself that has made him the second richest WWE wrestler in the world.

Steve Austin ($45 million):

The third richest on this list is Steve Austin. He is widely famous by his stage name Stone Cold. He has acted in movies, appeared in television series and also has tried his hand at film producing. He gained widespread recognition through his King of the King, Raw, and Royal Rumble. His movies gained him a lot of bucks too. He has starred in movies like Maximum Conviction, Hunt to Kill, The Expandable and many others.

John Cena ($ 40 million):

Cena is one of the most adored WWE wrestlers the federation has seen. He has been considered a cool amalgam of strength and humility. His style, dialogue and the charisma draw him millions of fans worldwide and can see them mumbling his anthem, and truly as John Cena says “my time is now” it’s his peak time as he’s busy earning magabucks through matches. But he doesn’t stop at earning bucks, he is a famous philanthropist too. He donates millions of dollars for charity Make-A-Wish Foundation. He is a 16-times world heavyweight wrestling champion.

Triple H ($30 million):

While most of us know him by his ring name, his actual name is Paul Michael Levesque. He was born and brought up in Nashua, New Hampshire. An athletic figure, he was an active sports player. Since his childhood, he started dreaming about wrestling and took up training right from a tender age of 14 years. His first walk towards fame was when he won International Wrestling Federation title. Through his fame in WrestleMania, Monday Night Raw, and many other shows he managed to land 5th on this list of richest WWE wrestlers in the world.

Big Show ($20 million):

Sixth on the list, we have Paul Donald Wight famous by his ring name Big Show. He has gained popularity in the world of wrestling by his fabulous matches in Smack Down and Raw. He has won the world championship title seven times and he is also acclaimed as one of the most important wrestlers of the decade.

He has acted in a few movies and garnered a lot of attention too. Not only attention, there’s the money too. Kurt Angle ($20 million): On the seventh spot we have Kurt Angle who is an American wrestler and an actor too. He has been an acclaimed wrestler since his college days.

European Championship, WWF Championship, Intercontinental Championship and several others were like the stepping stone for success for him. He next moved on to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and created history there too. Adding to his ventures is his appearances as sportscaster and has authored his autobiography named It’s True, It’s True. All this glorious life and now his net worth is about 20 million dollars.

Chris Jericho ($18 million):

Here we have the multi-talented American professional wrestler Christopher Keith Irvine aka Chris Jericho on the eighth spot. He has a thriving career because he is not only a wrestler but also a famous host, an actor, incredible author and a musician too. He has always managed to grab drawn crowds attention. His finishing move is very popular and he has one of the deadliest moves in the WWE.

Mick Foley ($15 million):

Mick Francis Foley is a retired famous WWE wrestler, a famous voice actor, an active commentator, and an author too. He has been a part of World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and National Wrestling Alliance. He was inspired by Jimmy Snuka to become a professional wrestler.

His career in WWE was an eventful one. He fought many violent matches at Wrestlemania and Raw. All his books are international bestsellers. The man of action has also authored a children’s book. He’s earned pretty much too.

The Undertaker ($17 millions):

One of the scariest professional WWE wrestlers, real name Mark William Calaway, stands 9th on this list. He’s been a part of WWE since 1990 and is one of the oldest WWE wrestlers. His style is terribly scary; still he fights like lightning and manages to smash his opponents’ skull nevertheless. He has to his credits many awards and titles not to forget a handful revenue too.